The song features Joel on lead vocals and all backing vocals. Two musical instruments are present in the song: a bass guitar and a snare drum being played with brushes. When the song is covered by vocal groups, the bass part is typically sung.[2] All other sounds in the song are Joel's vocals, along with percussive sounds such as finger snaps and hand claps.[3]Phil Ramone and Joel had intended to feature a vocal group but Joel recorded each of the parts himself.[4]

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The music video starts with a man (played by Joel) in a gym after his 25th high school reunion party. Looking around at posters of several class awards, he breaks into song as his band, apparently portrayed as his high school friends, enters the gym. As they sing, they alternate between their high school and current selves. The video was entirely filmed at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.